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Tuesday, January 13, 1998 Published at 09:21 GMT



World: Europe

Third night of teenage rioting in Polish town

There's been a third night of rioting in the Polish town of Slupsk by teenagers protesting at the death of a thirteen-year-old basketball fan.

The protesters say the dead boy had been beaten-up by police.

Reports from Poland say the Slupsk town centre is again calm, but littered with burned-out rubbish bins and broken glass.

In the latest violence, which came despite a government inquiry into the protesters' allegations, teenagers wrecked the flat of a police officer who has been charged in connection with the death.

Police say they made ninety arrests.

The Polish Prime Minister, Jerzy Buzek, said he's been stunned by the clashes.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
 





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